Betty. Dear mother, you needn't be.
Lady Gairloch. I wonder if we know him well enough.
Betty. Surely we saw enough of him during Mary's illness to know him very well indeed, and after all, since he saved my sister's life I ought to be grateful to him, and perhaps something more. [Smiling].
Lady Gairloch. Yes, I suppose he did save her life—at any rate she got well when he was attending her.
Betty. Oh, mother, of course he saved it. And how delightful he was all through that anxious time.
Lady Gairloch. Are you quite sure of yourself?
Betty. Absolutely.
Lady Gairloch. Because I do feel that by asking him to stay at Gairloch we are giving him an answer.
Betty [smiling happily]. Yes, before he has definitely asked the question!
Lady Gairloch. I think he has been afraid of what the answer would be.